Hammer-Headed Bat

The hammer-headed bat also goes by the names big-lipped bat and the hammed-headed fruit bat. These megabats are around equatorial Africa inhabiting palm forests, riverine forests, swamps, and mangroves. The bat is the largest in Africa but isn’t as big as the photo above makes it appear. 

Most measure just about 10 inches long and 3 feet wide from wing to wing. Scientists believe that the bats are carriers of the Ebola virus, but they don’t exhibit any symptoms of it. They also aren’t sure whether or not the bat can transmit the virus to humans.